Ellison Slim (26 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. No user marks within but creases and wear to covers, some stains bottom corners last few pages.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Acceptable/fair. Cover has edgewear and light corner bumping with creasing on back cover. Clean pages and tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 8vo (6.25 x 9.25 in.). Beautiful green cloth with gilt titling on cover and spine. Flawless, no scratches or stains. Nice sharp corners. Bright pages free of markings, turn-downs, etc. Jacket is in clear mylar sleeve. Shows edge-wear. Green with white and lighter green titles. Colorized photo of Slim and two pals, dated 1921. Glenn R. "Slim" Ellison was a long-time "for real" cowboy and shares his experiences here, just as he did in a previous book titled "Cowboys Under the Mogollon RIm". As one blurb indicates, this is "easy reading".

1981, 6" by 9" Green Softcover, VG, Cowboy days central Arizona in the early 1900's, ISBN 0-8165-0681-7, 195 pages.

Paperback. Condition: VG. 4th Printing. Paperback in Very Good condition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 274 pages. Inscription and notes on first blank page - otherwise, the interior is clean and unmarked. Previous owner's intials on top and bottom edges. Rubbing wear to covers with crease down the spine and small crease to lower front corner . Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 195 pages. Slight rubbing on edges of jacket. Dust jacket remains bright and clean, and is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover is almost like new except for clipped front fly. No writing inside. Good dust jacket has light rubbing to extremities. 1970 second printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are clear from notations. Former owner's inscription written on the inside of front board. Tears on top and bottom of dust jacket but is sealed in protective mylar. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. INSCRIBED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. The author sketched three running bulls on the front endpaper. ORIGINAL 1970 PRINTING. Hardcover with Good dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly foxed. Cloth covers show very minor shelf wear, rubbing to corners. Dust jacket is covered with protective mylar, shows light edge wear, small tears, fraying at corners. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Author (illustrator). Fourth Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 274pp. Charmingly illustrated with pen & ink drawings by Ellison. Index. The Santa Fe New Mexican aptly described this book as "Easy reading, entertaining, the way the cowboy lived, worked, etc. this is real stuff. No punches pulled." This copy with full page presentation inscription on the ffep, including three black felt ink drawings by Ellison. Laid in is a one page A.L.S. (hand-written & signed letter) from Ellision with a small sketch at the bottom. The mailing envelope it came in has a horse drawn by Ellison in bold brown color (wide felt pen) running from right to left across the front of the envelope, & from top to bottom, with the receiver's address (same as book inscription) in the middle of the horse. Ellison's return address is accompanied by a drawing of his personal vignette in black ink, which matches one of the drawings on the ffep. The author's writing style in both the book & the letter is reminiscent of the way Charlie Russell wrote. This, a very special copy to a friend of Ellison. Fine in good+ dj with a couple of closed tears on the back panel & some wear at the extremities. Former owner applied a band of reinforcing tape around the top of the backstrip; shows 1" on each panel. A choice collector's copy in spite of being a second printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slim Ellison (illustrator). Book near fine and dust jacket very good. Inscribed on the front end paper Tons of extras, original photo of Slim , not sure who the other gentleman is? A brochure of Cowboys Under The Mogollon Rim with illustrations.l Original ink illustration on the front of an envelope, cardboard ink illustration, 9"x 3 1/4", light cardboard illustration 9" x 3" and on the back branding iron marks. Hand written letters, one letter full front and back, a six page letter. a four page letter, and another lett completey full front and back. A great collection to have with all the extras. Few citizens of the twentieth century can make this statement with any claim to authenticity, but Slim Ellison does that and more. The author of the best selling Cowboys Under the Mogollon Rim has shared his life with thousands of readers who have been fascinated with his tales of the Old West's final era. In "More Tales," this man who is truly one of the last of his kind shows us more of what life was really life both on the range and in the towns-----back in the days when a man still had to look out for himself. Here are the cowboys, the wranglers, the prostitutes, the Indians----not the glamorized characters Hollywood has given us, but the real McCoy. Slim recalls the tales he spun with his partner Chaw as they rode the line for the Flying V and the Q Ranches, as well as the good times they had when they went into town to "let their spur straps out. A special feature of this book is its historic photographs of Slim and his family and friends that are sure to delight young and old readers, new and longtime readers, new and long-time fans. Pictures, talesj and authentic dialogue all capture the spirit of a bygone era for modern readers, as well as for future generations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Glen R. "Slim" Ellison (illustrator). The orange cloth boards are in near fine condition. Inscribed on the front end paper with a drawing of a cow and signed 1971. The only copyright date is 1968. The dust jacket is very good with a couple of clear taped tears front top and back bottom edges on the inside of the dust jacket. This book is loaded with extras. A newspaper clipping with a picture of Slim getting a first lifetime membership to the Gila County Fine Arts association. An original black and white photo of Jess Ellison, Austin Medlar, and Slim Ellison ( 1925) with a herd at noon grazing and restin cattle. 12" X 9" An original black and white ink drawing entitled A Scene Gila, CO, Arizona 1903. A long letter filled up to the end of the front and backk side with an original drawing of a cowboy and a cow. Another long letter filled out on the front and back. Two pages filled up front and back with a large black and white ink drawing of a horse , dog ? and a cowboy up in a tree. A black and white photo of Slim's cowboy boot , shows the style of spurs he wore on the ranch in 1920 to 1949. Charming illustrations of how the cowboy lived, worked, and played by Slim.this is the real deal.

First edition. Presentation inscription by the author plus a small pen and ink drawing by him on FFEP as well as a full-page drawing by the author showing a cowboy wrangling a steer. Cloth, vii(2), 195pp. Frontis (photo), num. photos, index. From the writer who wrote Cowboys Under The Mogollon Rim, now shows us more of what cowboy life was really like, both on the range and in the towns, back when a man still had to lookout for himself. Stories about cowboys, wranglers, prostitutes and Indians. Slim rode the line for the Flying V and Q Ranches in Arizona. Fine in dust jacket with wear to edges and to head and toe of spine. Very good.

1970 2nd printing, VG/G+, DJ very light corner rub 2 1/2" taperd trim zero to 1/4" on top edge of DJ, DJ in Portective Mylar, INSCRIBE BY AUTHOR WITH AUTHORS SKETCHES OF HORSE & CATTLE " Broom Tail "Mocky Mare" 1925, ' "Old cowboy maker rite out of the May West Butte", H"Howdy, Saddle Up, lets go Pursue some Broom tails. Old Heathen Slim, Glenn R. Ellison, 274 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Orange "Tweed" cloth with gilt lettering. Appears unread. Has author signature and steer drawing to title page. I believe this was printed with the book. Text is clean and bright, no marks. Illustrated throughout by the author. Unclipped dust jacket with $6.50 price shows rubbing to all edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 274pp. Charmingly illustrated with pen & ink drawings by Ellison. Index. Inscribed by Ellison, "Howdy! Jess and Allie / you old skallywags / I'll be with yah some day / & find all the arrowheads / Old Heathen Slim / Glenn R Ellison / (date in 1968)," under which is Ellison's black ink drawing of three steers on the run. Laid in is a newspaper clipping of a photo of Ellison holding his painting of "Apache women gathering sahuaro fruit which he will present to Rice School." The Santa Fe New Mexican aptly described this book as "Easy reading, entertaining, the way the cowboy lived, worked, etc. this is real stuff. No punches pulled." The author's writing style in both the book & the letter is reminiscent of the way Charlie Russell wrote. Some toning to front endpapers. A near fine copy in a fine dj. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Slim Ellison (illustrator). 1st Edition. 274 pp., index, illustrations. A fine, tight, sharp cornered copy in a near fine unclipped dust jacket with minor fading to its spine. A great, classic Arizona cowboy book containing life stories, some humorous, by a real Arizona cowboy Slim Ellison. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and humorously inscribed with an original drawing. Laid in is a book promotional with old copy photographs of the author in his younger cowboy days. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by Author (illustrator). First Edition. FIRST EDITION - SIGNED, with original sketch on front free endpaper. Not personalized, signed and dated "Old Heathen Slim / Glenn R. Ellison/ 12/6 - 68" with drawng fo a Bull with horns forming "Ellison" Near Fine Hardcover in Very Good + Dust Jacket very slight rubbing edge wear, mostly at top and bottom of the spine. ; "Sketches"; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Slim Ellison (illustrator). 1st Edition. 274 pp., index, illustrations. A fine, tight, sharp cornered copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with no fading to its spine. SIGNED, DATED AND HUMOROUSLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the ffep. Additionally, laid is the author's business card advertising his book. A great and classic Arizona cowboy book containing life stories, some humorous, by a real Arizona cowboy Slim Ellison. COLLECTOR QUALITY. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Cowboys under the Mogollon Rim by Slim Ellison. Inscribed by author on front end paper. Hardcover published in 1968 by the University of Arizona Press. Rare signed copy. Book has a slight lean and is price clipped. Jacket shows fair amount of wear at the corners, edges of the flaps, upper edge and some pitting and scaring on both sides of the jacket. Still a nice copy of a hard to find signed copy. Inscribed by Author(s).